dipteraladj.
/ˈdɪptərəl/ 1. Architecture. Having a double peristyle.
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dipteric1664
porticoed1665
false-wingedc1720
round-wingedc1720
peripteral1768
pseudodipteral1771
monopteralc1809
dipteral1812
apteral1834
pseudoperipterala1844
amphi-prostylar1875
1812 W. Wilkins Civil Archit. Vitruvius 37 It was perhaps the intention of the author to represent dipteral temples with a treble portico in that front only through which they were approached.
1833 H. Ellis Elgin Marbles I. iv. 72 A temple was of the kind called dipteral, when it had two ranges of columns resting on the pavement.
1886 Cent. Mag. Nov. 139/1 A dipteral temple.
2. Entomology. = dipterous adj.
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1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
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